No this isn't a ''bring back Arena Plox'' Thread.
It's more so a wild thrown out question if me and a few others that are into game dev, would it be il/legal for us to recreate a Sea Of Thieves look alike game as a passion project purely dedicated and focused to what Arena was? And potentially selling the game if proven successfull?
Meaning using the same ships and how they operate for balance and familiarity sense as well as loadouts etc, or would that be considered as a potential law suit pending at our door step?
Bottom line is the fact that Arena still gets attention long after it's removal is enough proof that players still miss it and are craving those larger consistent ship battles to the point that it bred unique communities such as NAL/SoC/LBH/LoT, alongside a niche underground TDM community and even streamers hosting PvP events such as sink race and TruEdits CrackedCreator Series which are still popular today.
The community is there, clearly no one can deny that, and with the influx of incoming Playstation players, it will result in more interested eyeballs.
So could a RARE dev chime in the idea if it isn't too far fetch or if it will be shut down immediately if a Sea of Thieves Replica dedicated to the ARENA game mode went public?
I already have an idea such as this potential title being supported on Unreal Engine 5.4, hiring developers and artists that could bring this to life.